Thousands of parents report dramatic improvements in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) as a result of following a gluten-free casein-free (GFCF) diet.
SCHILLER PARK, Ill. (Business Wire EON) November 20, 2007 --
Thousands of parents report dramatic improvements in children diagnosed
with autism
spectrum disorders (ASDs) as a result of following a gluten-free
casein-free (GFCF) diet.
Thanks to Chicago-based Enjoy
Life Foods, parents can easily find delicious GFCF foods at their
local grocery store. Enjoy Life Foods is the country's leading
allergy-friendly, gluten- and casein-free food company.
“We're dedicated to providing gluten-free,
allergen friendly foods that most everyone can enjoy,”
says Scott Mandell, Co-Founder, President and CEO of Enjoy Life Foods. “Our
more than 20 delicious GFCF products are available at natural
food and grocery stores throughout the United States and Canada,”
he said. “And soon we'll be introducing more
delicious new products that will give those on a GFCF diet even more
choices.”
Enjoy Life currently offers cookies, snack bars, granola, trail mixes,
chocolate chips and bagels that are gluten-free, casein-free and free of
the eight most common allergens*. Product information, recipes and
helpful resources can be found at www.enjoylifefoods.com.
With ASD, food allergy and Celiac Disease diagnoses on the rise, these
products can't arrive on the shelf soon enough. Earlier this year, the
Center for Disease Control's Autism
and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network found that
one in every 150 children in the United States has an ASD, which is
higher than previously thought.
According to the Autism Society
of America, autism is the fastest growing developmental disability
in the U.S. with a 10-17 percent annual growth, affecting 1.5 million
Americans and their families. Additionally, 12 million Americans have at
least one food allergy, another 30 million have food intolerances, and
one in 133 have Celiac Disease.
“Changing their diet to include gluten-free
and casein-free foods like Enjoy Life Foods' products can help autistic
children to live more normal lives while still enjoying the foods they
like,” says Lisa Lewis, Ph.D. and President
of the Autism Network for Dietary
Intervention (ANDI). “It is our hope that
more companies make great tasting GFCF options available to the
marketplace,” she adds.
Dietary intervention for the treatment of autism has gained significant
attention following the publication of Louder than Words-A Mother's
Journey in Healing Autism by Jenny McCarthy, comedian, actress and
mother of a four-year-old son with ASDs. McCarthy is an outspoken
advocate for the GFCF diet as an approach to managing the symptoms of
autism. Parents looking for more information on the GFCF diet can visit www.autismndi.com,
www.talkaboutcuringautism.org
or www.gfcfdiet.com.
About Enjoy Life Foods
Enjoy Life Natural Brands, LLC (d/b/a Enjoy Life Foods, LLC (ELF)) was
founded in 2001 with the mission of making great-tasting
allergy-friendly foods that most everyone can eat freely. The company
launched the Enjoy Life brand in 2002 with a broad product line that is
gluten-free and free of the eight most common allergens*. All Enjoy Life
products are also casein free. Today, ELF offers 21 different Enjoy Life
products that are sold in natural food and grocery stores throughout the
United States and Canada. Recently Enjoy Life Foods was named to the
2007 Inc. 500
list of the fastest growing privately held businesses in the U.S. For
more information, visit www.enjoylifenb.com.
*The eight most common allergens are wheat, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts,
egg, soy, fish or shellfish, which account for 90 percent of all
allergic reactions in the United States.
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